His wife Lucinda Combs, daughter of Elijah "General Lige" Combs and Sarah Roark Combs, was born in 1815 and may have been only 12 when she married Shadrach. She later re-married (to a George Isom) following Shadrach's death.
Shadrach Duff was one of the first person's to be buried on Broadway St in the Combs Cemetery. Though no headstone exists for him today either as a result of one never having been made or because of what was described by a fellow F.A.G. member named Bill James (in reference to the Combs Cemetery): "Originally it was the Founder's Cemetery. On this hill, Elijah Combs set up temporary camp. Later he would return and bring his new wife back. Sometime after the 1930's the Town of Hazard ended up selling off portions (or allowed them to be sold) and houses were built on top of the graves and a church was built over the most significant graves (that church being Consolidated Baptist). My Great-grandmother (Clara Belle Eversole Cornett) and my grandmother (Juanita Cornett Mainous) and my Great-Aunt (Claribel Cornett Kelly) - all raised in Hazard indicated that prior to 1930 a number of the founder's graves were where the parking lot of the church was. Elijah Combs and Jesse Combs each having large obelisks. None of the graves were moved just plowed under."
His wife Lucinda Combs, daughter of Elijah "General Lige" Combs and Sarah Roark Combs, was born in 1815 and may have been only 12 when she married Shadrach. She later re-married (to a George Isom) following Shadrach's death.
Shadrach Duff was one of the first person's to be buried on Broadway St in the Combs Cemetery. Though no headstone exists for him today either as a result of one never having been made or because of what was described by a fellow F.A.G. member named Bill James (in reference to the Combs Cemetery): "Originally it was the Founder's Cemetery. On this hill, Elijah Combs set up temporary camp. Later he would return and bring his new wife back. Sometime after the 1930's the Town of Hazard ended up selling off portions (or allowed them to be sold) and houses were built on top of the graves and a church was built over the most significant graves (that church being Consolidated Baptist). My Great-grandmother (Clara Belle Eversole Cornett) and my grandmother (Juanita Cornett Mainous) and my Great-Aunt (Claribel Cornett Kelly) - all raised in Hazard indicated that prior to 1930 a number of the founder's graves were where the parking lot of the church was. Elijah Combs and Jesse Combs each having large obelisks. None of the graves were moved just plowed under."
Family Members
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Rachael Elizabeth "Betty" Duff Oliver
1794–1855
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Henry C Duff
1798–1864
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Mary Polly Duff Sheperd
1799–1850
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Martha Polly Duff Bowman
1801–1897
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John Alexander Duff
1805–1892
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Deborah Duff Bowling
1808 – unknown
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Colson Duff
1814–1911
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Osillar T. "Drucilla" Duff Gilbert
1818–1900
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Alexander Allison "Alex" Duff
1820–1923
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Margaret Peggy Duff Hays
1822–1900
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Matilda Duff Lewis
1825–1904
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